New York Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
Contact One of the Most Established Law Firms in Queens
Placing your parent, grandparent or other loved one in a nursing home is difficult. Yet, in many cases, it is unavoidable because families cannot provide the level of care and supervision needed.
Injuries such as bed sores, infections, and falls can be minor to a young person but can be catastrophic to the elderly. These injuries can rob the victim of the ability to live independently, can worsen confusion or dementia and can even cause death.
When a loved one is abused, mistreated or neglected by those entrusted with their care, the effects on the entire family is heart breaking. What is so tragic is that many of these injuries are preventable. For example:
- Did your loved one fall in a hallway or from his or her bed? There are usually indicators that lead up to fall injuries. Placing at-risk residents near care stations and using bed alarms can often prevent falls and injuries. Usually, the use of chemical restraints are not necessary and can place your loved one at risk.
- Does your loved one have bedsores? Bedsores are easily prevented when conscientious nursing home staff members remember to regularly turn immobilized residents and patients.
- Does your loved one suffer from malnutrition or dehydration? Nursing home residents are sometimes unable to feed themselves. Standards of care demand that food not just be delivered. If patients routinely fail to monitor residents' eating and intake, then negligence and malpractice may have occurred.
- Do you suspect your loved on has been overmedicated? Generally, standards of care do not allow for the use of medication as a restraint for hard-to-control patients.
If you have questions regarding nursing home negligence law following a loved one's injuries or wrongful death in a nursing home or other long-term care facility, contact the Queens law firm of Pearlman, Apat, Futterman, Sirotkin & Seinfeld, LLP. We have handled hundreds of medical malpractice and nursing home malpractice cases in our 60 years of legal service to Queens, in cases involving unsanitary conditions, the absence of guards, falls, the lack of bed safety rails, overmedication, malnutrition and assault. For more information regarding nursing home negligence and knowledgeable legal representation, please contact our firm.
A Firm Committed to Protecting Families' Rights Following Nursing Home Negligence
When you place a spouse, parent or other loved one in a nursing home you rely on the facility to provide a safe environment. You are dependant on nursing home staff members to care for and watch out for your loved one because dementia, Alzheimer's, depression and other challenges prevent them from caring for themselves. When a nursing home betrays your trust, you have rights and we want to help. For more information, please contact our firm.
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Pearlman, Apat, Futterman, Sirotkin & Seinfeld, LLP, offers free initial consultations and operates three offices for clients' convenience. Our main office is located at the intersection of Queens Blvd. and the Union Turnpike and is easily reached by the subway lines, multiple bus routes, the LIRR and by car. To contact a Queens nursing home negligence attorney, call 866-679-2513 or 718-577-257.
